THE DAILY ARTIST: ZZ TOP
ZZ Top (pronounced /ˈziː ˈziː ˈtop/) is an American blues rock trio, formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. Its members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar), Joseph Dusty Hill (vocals, bass, and keyboards), and Frank Beard (drums and percussion). ZZ Top is ranked number 44 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock." The trio is one of the longest running rock bands to retain the same lineup, and until September 2006 had the same manager, Bill Ham.
ZZ Top was inducted by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the annual ceremony on March 15, 2004. Cub Koda wrote, "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the hard rock idiom ... while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."
ZZ Top almost always appear in public wearing sunglasses (a practice that predates, by a decade, their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"). Gibbons and Hill wear similar black clothing (usually biker leathers) and black cowboy hats or baseball caps. Gibbons may wear black biker boots and neck chains with beer can openers. Although Gibbons and Hill wear chest-length beards, drummer Beard sports only a trimmed mustache.
In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill $1 million each to shave their beards for a television commercial. They allegedly declined, saying "We're too ugly without 'em."
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Waitin' For The Bus - ZZ Top
Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ T...
Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
La Grange [2005 Remastered Alb...
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
Tush - ZZ Top
Legs - ZZ Top
Tube Snake Boogie - ZZ Top
Got Me Under Pressure - ZZ Top
I Thank You - ZZ Top
TV Dinners - ZZ Top
Pearl Necklace - ZZ Top
I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide - ZZ T...
Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top
Rough Boy - ZZ Top
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